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Lisa Mangena, Court Reporter A 36-YEAR-OLD man from Nkulumane suburb in Bulawayo was yesterday arrested for allegedly having sex with a 14 year old girl after promising to give her 50 cents. The minor allegedly asked for money from Thembelani Phiri to shave her head. A court heard she approached Phiri after failing to locate […]
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Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief WARD Two councillor Josiah Makombe is the new mayor of Gweru after being elected unopposed while Clr Cleopas Shiri will deputise him after also sailing through unopposed. Gweru councillors were on Tuesday sworn into office and the two were elected after the ceremony. Clrs Makombe and Shiri (Ward 5) were […]
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Farirai Machivenyika and Nyemudzai Kakore, Harare Bureau The Ninth Parliament should focus on legislation that makes the country an attractive investment destination to achieve the country’s vision of becoming a middle income economy by 2030, legislators who took their oaths of office yesterday said. Parliamentarians from both the National Assembly and Senate were sworn-in at […]
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Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Reporter THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) has increased its minimum EcoCash prepaid electricity token to $10 from $2. Consumers have in recent weeks been struggling to buy electricity via the mobile platform. Econet Wireless posted a statement yesterday on social media notifying the public of the development which was with immediate […]
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Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent POLICE have recovered five cows that were stolen from an abattoir in Gwanda and are appealing to members of the public to identify three of the beasts whose owners are not known. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Chief Inspector Philisani Ndebele said the five cows were intercepted at Mbokodo Abattoir last […]
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Kudzai Chikiwa, Chronicle Reporter SOME Bulawayo residents are failing to access health services at local council clinics as they demand payment through cash and swipe only and reject EcoCash and other mobile money solutions. Residents said most of them use EcoCash since they do not own bank cards and cash is scarce. Clinics are primary […]
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Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief MDC Alliance national youth chairperson Happymore Chidziva has been arrested for inciting public violence after he allegedly threatened President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) with unspecified action at a campaign rally held in Mkoba Gweru ahead of the July 30 harmonised elections. Chidziva (37) appeared before Gweru […]
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Michelle Gwizi, Chronicle Reporter A MENTALLY challenged 13-year-old girl was allegedly held hostage and gang raped for five days. Mthokozisi Phiri (31) of Old Pumula suburb in Bulawayo and an accomplice, who is still at large, allegedly kidnapped and abused the teenager in November last year. Phiri pleaded not guilty to rape before Bulawayo Regional […]
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Nqobile Tshili/Esinathy Sibanda, Chronicle Reporters WAR veterans in Bulawayo yesterday said they are confident that President Emmerson Mnangagwa will appoint Cabinet Ministers who will address problems affecting the country in line with his vision. The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans’ Association (ZNLWVA) Bulawayo provincial chairman Cde Cephas Ncube said since assuming power last year in […]
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Babbington Machingura, Midlands Reporter A 28 –year- old gold miner from Shurugwi has been slapped with a five year jail sentence after he stabbed three villagers with an Okapi knife over a misunderstanding over the sharing of traditional beer during a communal ceremony. Elton Munyariwa of village Chigumbu under Chief Nhema in Shurugwi appeared before […]
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Andile Tshuma, Chronicle Reporter THE Central Vehicle Registry (CVR) has run out of vehicle registration plates, an official has confirmed. In an interview, Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) Director, Mr Johannes Pedzapasi, said the shortage had been caused by a delay in shipment of the plate-making material from Germany where the country sources the material which […]
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Nqobile Tshili, Chronicle Correspondent FORMER freedom fighters in Bulawayo have recommended that the late war veteran Cde Sly Masuku be declared a national hero as he is one of the pioneers of the liberation struggle. Cde Masuku (78) died on Sunday and was buried yesterday at Lady Stanley Cemetery in Bulawayo. During the war of […]
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Vendetta Mtunzi, Chronicle Reporter A BULAWAYO family is up in arms with Moonlight Funeral Services after the body of their grandmother decomposed before burial due to the service provider’s delays in rendering services. Moonlight Funeral Services, however, shifted the blame to the family saying it supplied inaccurate information which resulted in payments being done for […]
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Suspended University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Vice Chancellor Professor Levi Nyagura who is facing charges of abuse of office has made an application for referral of his matter to the Constitutional Court citing violation of his rights to a fair trial.
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